The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has nominated Dr Anand Gond from Bahraich Lok Sabha Constituency to run for the 18th parliamentary elections which will be held in phase 4, on May 13. Ramesh Gautam is the Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate and Birjesh is the BSP candidate from the constituency.
Dr Anand Gond
Anand Gond is the son of sitting BJP MP Akshaibar Lal Gond. However, in the BJP party’s list, his name has been misprinted as Arwind Gond. Dr Anand Gond is an MBA, PhD and a businessman by profession. Following his father’s footsteps, Anand Gond has stepped into politics. Akshaibar has been a five-time BJP MLA.
Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak has said in an interview that, “BJP candidate Anand Gond is winning with a huge majority in the Bahraich Lok Sabha election,”.
Bahraich Lok Sabha Constituency
Bahraich Lok Sabha constituency comprises of five assembly regions namely, Balha, Nanpara, Matera, Mahasi, and Bahraich. Out of the 5 assembly seats 3 are occupied by the BJP candidates and 1 by Apna Dal and 1 by SP.
Bahraich Lok Sabha constituency is an SC category parliament seat comprised of parts of Bahraich district. The literacy rate of the constituency is 40.09%.
The constituency has a significant Muslim population with 33.53% of the total population being Muslims. SC and ST form 14.6% and 0.3% of the total population.
Previous election record of the Bahraich Lok Sabha Constituency
In the last general elections, BJP candidate Akshaibar Lal won the Bahraich Lok Sabha constituency by securing 525982 votes (30%) while Shabbir Balmiki of SP got 397230 votes (23%). The voter turnout was 57.24%.
From the last two elections BJP candidates are winning the parliamentary seat from Bahraich Lok Sabha constituency. The seat is unique as it has given a chance to candidates from different national as well as regional parties in the parliament.
Bahraich Lok Sabha Constituency, UP Election Voting Date (Lok Sabha Election 2024)
The election date for the Bahraich Lok Sabha Constituency/parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh is May 13, 2024 (phase 4).
Bahraich Lok Sabha Constituency, UP Election Result Date (Lok Sabha Election 2024)
The Lok Sabha election result 2024 for the Bahraich Constituency will be declared on June 4, 2024.